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Shareholders Communication Policy of China Telecom Corporation Limited

Arrangement of Electronic Dissemination of Corporate Communications

Pursuant to Rule 2.07A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) under the expansion of paperless listing regime and electronic dissemination of corporate communications that came into effect on 31 December 2023, China Telecom Corporation Limited (the “Company”) has adopted electronic dissemination (“Electronic Dissemination”) of corporate communications (the “Corporate Communications”), which mean any documents issued or to be issued by the Company for the information or action of holders of any of its securities, including but not limited to (a) the directors’ report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors’ report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, its summary interim report; (c) a notice of meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular; and (f) a proxy form.

Please note that upon the adoption of Electronic Dissemination, both the English and Chinese versions of all future Corporate Communications will be available electronically on the websites of the Company at www.chinatelecom-h.com and the HKEXnews website at www.hkexnews.hk in place of printed copies.

Solicitation of electronic contact details (registered shareholders)

To ensure timely receipt of Actionable Corporate Communications (Note) after the Company has adopted Electronic Dissemination, the Company recommends you provide your email address by filling the reply form (the “Reply Form”). Please sign and return the Reply Form to the Company’s H share registrar (the “H Share Registrar”), Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. If the Company does not receive a functional email address in your reply, until such time that the functional email address is provided to the H Share Registrar, the Company will send you the Actionable Corporate Communications in printed form in the future.

If you want to receive the Corporate Communications in printed form after the Company has adopted Electronic Dissemination, please complete and return the Reply Form to the H Share Registrar or send an email to chinatelecom.ecom@computershare.com.hk specifying your name, address and request to receive the Corporate Communications in printed form. Please note that such instruction shall be valid for one year starting from the receipt date of your instruction and will expire thereafter, unless it is revoked or suspended before its expiry.

Solicitation of electronic contact details (non-registered holders)

As a non-registered holder, you should liaise with your bank(s), broker(s), custodian(s), nominee(s) or HKSCC Nominees Limited (collectively, the “Intermediaries”) through which your shares are held and provide your email address to your Intermediaries.

If you want to receive the Corporate Communications in printed form, please complete and return the Reply Form to the Company’s H share registrar (the “H Share Registrar”), Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or send an email to chinatelecom.ecom@computershare.com.hk specifying your name, address and request to receive the Corporate Communications in printed form.

Note:
Pursuant to Rule 1.01 of the Listing Rules, an “Actionable Corporate Communication” is any Corporate Communication that seeks instructions from issuer’s securities holders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as the issuer’s securities holder.

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Arrangement of Electronic Dissemination of Corporate Communications (registered shareholders)

Arrangement of Electronic Dissemination of Corporate Communications (non-registered holders)